Originally Posted by
raaage
You are really fuckin ignorant if you think that the final goal of education is being able to participate in college.
Not to mention that not everyone has the means to do so.
Did I ever actually mention that was the final goal of education? I did not. I simply said that it was an incentive that is there but is greatly disregarded by students. Please don't blatantly insult me by taking me out of context to prove your point.
Originally Posted by
RAWWRH
Sure, give them challenges, but give them challenges in their respective areas. Because, again, some people are just not compatible with these current standards.
-That is true. Some people are not compatible with the current standards, but they still need the challenge.
I have only seen a few people insult, ridicule, or judge someone being in less advanced classes. And normally when they do, they get more insults, ridiculing, or judgement then what they gave.
-Ridiculing isn't a topic that should be brought up because it's not that important in the long run. Students are constantly ridiculed for multiple reasons. Whether it's being too intelligent or on the other side of the scale. No matter what ridicule with occur. Someone will always disagree with you.
Speaking of less advanced classes, a large portion of drop-outs do so because they can't meet these standards. So more choices and less standards might help the minority.
-The exceptions in school are set a bit higher than what seems necessary. But if their education is put at a slower pace, then how will we compensate that for the future so they will learn what everyone else is learning? Do we lengthen the time they are in school? Because that doesn't seem fair at all.